The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, declared that kyiv opposes Russia’s participation in consultations on the solution of the armed conflict in his country.
After a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Zelensky spoke about the summit in which he wants to promote the Ukrainian formula for peace and which will be held in Switzerland. «We do not contemplate any representative of Russia at this summit. “We don’t see how you can invite people who block, destroy and kill,” he said in that context, adding that kyiv wants to achieve a “just for Ukraine” peace.
According to his statements, at first “the civilized countries of the world will develop a detailed plan,” and only then will they consider inviting “the representatives of Russia.”
Meanwhile, Erdogan proposed hosting a summit to address peace in Ukraine with Russia’s participation. «We are giving our maximum contribution so that the war ends on the basis of negotiations. “We are willing to host a peace summit that Russia also attends,” said the Turkish president, quoted by Reuters.
In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that if the West wants a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict, Russia is ready for it. The president indicated that due to the failure to comply with the Minsk Agreements, Moscow went from using “peaceful instruments to military instruments.” “But even then [en 2022]”We tried to end the conflict peacefully,” he said. With RT